REV Demo Projects

REV is driving New York's six investor-owned utilities to work with energy innovators to lower costs, test advanced technologies, and design new replicable business models through REV Demonstration Projects (REV Demo Projects).

Together utilities and their partners are trying out ways to power our homes and businesses reliably at lower costs while reducing emissions. As with all things REV, clean, resilient, and more affordable energy are the driving forces.

REV Demo projects will also:

Help utilities and their partners figure out the most effective ways to utilize distributed energy resources like rooftop solar, energy storage, and microgrids

Deliver observable results and actionable information within a reasonable timeframe

As with all business operations and consumer products, utilities must assess each project regularly. We hope each REV Demo Project will lead to successful, viable, scalable and replicable solutions for any utility.

Have an idea for a REV Demo Project?

New York is seeking demo projects on an ongoing basis. If you have a product, service, or business model that can lower existing costs and share added value among customers, third parties, and utilities, submit an idea to REV Connect. Submissions will be shared with the six investor-owned utilities and the New York State energy agencies' team supporting the exploration of REV Demo Projects.

List of Current REV Demo Projects

To build a clean energy project platform for medium to large commercial buildings that will analyze data to identify projects that can be put out to bid on the same platform

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus Distributed System Platform (DSP)

National Grid

Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and Opus One

To optimize customer-owned distributed energy resources (DER) throughout Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and test the benefits of a distributed system platform

CenHub
Marketplace

Central Hudson

Simple Energy

To offer an online engagement platform that brings together residential customers with third-party DER providers and services using a platform with personalized energy recommendations

Commercial Battery Storage

ConEdison

GI Energy, NEC Energy Solutions, and Urban Electric Power

To build customer-end storage systems that are managed by partners and using these systems to help defer capital investments and participate in wholesale markets

Clean Virtual Power Plant

ConEdison

SunPower and Sunverge

To provide bundled residential solar with storage offerings that can be aggregated and dispatched as a virtual power plant to meet local distribution energy needs. (Pending guidance from local regulatory committees)

Commercial Battery Storage

ConEdison

GI Energy

To create a third-party ownership model of battery storage for commercial customers and test the project’s ability integrate battery storage into wholesale markets

Community Energy Coordination

New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG)

Simple Energy and EnergySage

To increase adoption of DER and reduce the cost of acquiring new customers for participating DER service providers through an online clean energy and energy efficiency marketplace

CONnectED Homes Platform

ConEdison

Opower and Enervee

To create an online DER marketplace to help residential customers buy energy efficiency products and services in Brooklyn and Westchester

Customer Convenience & Demand Reduction in Clifton Park

National Grid

Opower

To incentivize customers to reduce energy demand while learning about their energy use and how to control their bills

Distributed Generation
Interconnection

National Grid

N/A

To accelerate the pace and scale of interconnecting distributed generation systems above 50kW

Energy Marketplace

Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E)

Simple Energy

To launch an online marketplace that facilitates transactions between DER providers and customers and provides customers with information to better understand and manage their energy use

Flexible Interconnect Capacity Solution

New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG)/Rochester Gas & Electric (RG&E)

Smarter Grid Solutions

To create less costly and faster ways for project developers to connect large distributed energy resources to the grid by providing an infrastructure-as-a-service model

Fruit Belt Neighborhood Solar

National Grid

Solar Liberty and Threshold Inc.

To create a community rooftop solar program that shares solar credits and helps low-to-moderate-income customers access clean energy

Residential Customer Marketplace

Orange and Rockland Utilities

Simple Energy

To create an online marketplace that spurs customer engagement and helps find energy products and services to meet their needs

Resiliency Demonstration in Potsdam

National Grid

Clarkson University, GE Energy, OBG, and SUNY Potsdam

To work with local customers and distributed energy resource providers to fund a microgrid to test demand for premium resiliency services

Smart Home Rate

All

Depends on the utility and service area

To encourage smart management of home energy usage

Storage on Demand

ConEdison

NRG, LG Chem, Greensmith

To operate a mobile energy storage system for emergencies and market applications

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